Full name David Cal Figueroa Height 1.83 m Nationality Spanish Club C.M. Ria de Aldan Weight 87 kg | Name David Cal Turned pro 1999 Sport Canoe racing Role Olympic athlete | |
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Olympic medals Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres Similar People Saul Craviotto, Sebastian Brendel, Andreas Dittmer, Attila Vajda, Mark Oldershaw | ||
Final c1 1000m olimpiadas atenas 2004 david cal
David Cal Figueroa (born October 10, 1982 in Cangas do Morrazo) is a Spanish sprint canoeist who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won five medals with a gold (C-1 1000 m: 2004 Summer Olympics) and four silvers (C-1 500 m: 2004, 2008; C-1 1000 m: 2008 and 2012; C-1 1000 m: 2012). With this latest victory in the London 2012 Olympic Games, he became the Spanish athlete with more Olympic medals of all time.
Cal was a junior world championship bronze medallist in Zagreb in 1999 (C-1 1000 m). The following year he became European C-1 500 m junior champion at Boulogne, France in 2000. He also won the C-1 1000 m bronze medal. He was a reserve at the Sydney Olympics. At the 2002 European under-23 championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Cal won the C-1 500 m bronze medal.
Cal has competed on the senior circuit since 2003, winning five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. This includes a gold (C-1 500 m: 2007), two silvers (C-1 1000 m: 2003, 2005, 2011), and a bronze (C-1 1000 m: 2007).
Cal is 183 cm (6'0") tall and weighs 91 kg (200 lbs).
